Reso23-02 0009 PC Reso Adopt CEQA

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Focused General Plan Update 10 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 all future projects would be required to show compliance with all federal, state, and local energy regulations. Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.6-16 to 4.6-17) 4.7. Geology and Soils Impact GEO-1: The proposed Project would not directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault; ii) Strong seismic ground shaking; iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction; or iv) landslides. All new development facilitated by the Project would be designed consistently with a site specific, design level geotechnical report, which would be fully compliant with the seismic recommendations of a California-registered professional geotechnical engineer. These recommendations would be designed to adequately prepare for the foreseeable geologic and soils disturbances identified in the Draft EIR (see Draft EIR pp. 4.7-1 through 4.7-7 and 4.7-12 to 4.7- 13). In addition, the City has implemented development standards that further mitigate potential impacts related to soil and geological phenomenon, namely: earthquake related events, seismic ground shaking, liquefaction, and landslides that have the potential to create risk of loss, injury or death. Implementation of the policies of the updated Safety Element, and maintaining consistency with the State Building Code and the current guidelines for development in the municipal code, would ensure that potential impacts related to geologic and seismic constraints on future development within the Planning Area would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.7-12 to 4.7- 13) Impact GEO-2: The proposed Project would not result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil. The proposed Project and future development facilitated by it would not pose a threat to soil erosion or loss of topsoil beyond what would normally be expected to occur with any typical potential development because future development facilitated by the Project must (1) meet the requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), which includes standards for short-term construction related water quality impacts and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) with a monitoring program; (2) prepare, as applicable, a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP); and (3) comply with City development standards as identified in Municipal Code Chapter 30, Article V, Section 30.90 - Grading, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.7-13 to 4.7-15) Impact GEO-3: The proposed Project would not located be on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the Project, and potentially result in on- or offsite landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse. Due to the presence of local and regional faults, sandy soils, and shallow groundwater, portions of the Planning Area may experience subsidence, lateral spreading, or collapse during strong seismic events, in addition to the potential for liquefaction or landslides. These seismic- related conditions could affect structures and their occupants of future development facilitated by the Project, however, the State Building Code (SBC) includes standards for building design and